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Burglars cut through brick wall

Pearl police are searching for burglary suspects who cut through a gas station brickwall.

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Updated: 6:32 PM CDT Jul 6, 2015

Burglars cut through brick wall

Pearl police are searching for burglary suspects who cut through a gas station brickwall.

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Updated: 6:32 PM CDT Jul 6, 2015

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WEBVTT PEARL POLICE ARE SEARCHING FORBURGLARS WHO CUT THROUGH A GASSTATION BRICKWALL.16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA ISLIVE FROMTHE RACEWAY GAS STATION OFFHIGHWAY80 NEAR THE AIRPORT IN PEARL.JENNIFER, WHAT ARE POLICETELLING YOU?THE RACEWAY GAS STATION HERE ONAIRPORT ROAD IS CLOSED UP FORTHE DAY. WE FOUND THIS YELLOWCAUTION TAPE WRAPPED UP AROUNDTHE STORE SINCE EARLY THISMORNING.POLICE SAY TWO SUSPECTS CUT AHOLEIN THE BRICK WALL BEHIND THESTORE...AND THAT'S WHEN ONE OF THE GUYSCRAWLEDINSIDE AND DISABLED THE SECURITYALARMAND CAMERAS. THIS HAPPENED ALITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAYMORNING.INVESTIGATORS TOLD US THEY TRIEDTO GETINTO THE A-T-M INSIDE THE STOREBUT TOOKOFF WITH THE SAFE. POLICE SAYTHESUSPECTS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEYWERE DOING. THE STORE OWNERSWERE SHOCKED WHEN THEY GOT INTOWORKTHIS MORNING.THERE ARE BAFFLED AS WELLTHEY'RE BUSY HOLIDAY WEEKENDFOR THE FOURTH OF JULY A LOT OFTHAT MONEY WAITING TO BETRANSPORTED I'M SURE THE BANK OROTHER INSTITUTIONS AND OBVIOUSLYUPSET AND OBVIOUSLY COSTING THEMA DAY OF BUSINESS HERECAPTAIN MCGAIRTY SAYS THEY TOOKSEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS FROMINSIDETHE STORE.WE'RE TOLD THERE IS SURVEILLANCEVIDEO... BUT POLICE HAVE YET TORELEASE IT. AGAIN, TWO SUSPECTSON THE LOOSE.IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ONTHISBREAK-IN, CALL CRIME STOPPERS AT601-355-TIPS.LIVE IN PEARL, JENNIFER ORTEGA16WAPT NEWS.JENNIFER, THANK YOU.

Burglars cut through brick wall

Pearl police are searching for burglary suspects who cut through a gas station brickwall.